California Governor Signs New Plastic Bag Ban Into Law

Gov. Gavin Newsom has formally signed a brand new invoice banning all plastic baggage in California grocery shops together with in Santa Clarita.

The brand new invoice, SB 1053, modifications the present plastic bag ban to make plastic baggage not an possibility at checkout for individuals purchasing in California.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, consumers who don’t deliver their reusable baggage will merely be requested if they need a paper bag for his or her items, for a small price, in response to state legislators.

This new invoice comes after a protracted historical past of makes an attempt to cut back plastic waste at checkouts in California. Established by the passage of SB 270, the primary plastic bag ban allowed shops to promote “thicker plastic baggage” to prospects to reuse and recycle, however the actuality is individuals hardly achieve this.

“The earlier invoice allowed shops to promote prospects thicker plastic carryout baggage that had been thought of reusable and met sure recyclability requirements. Nevertheless, the reality is nearly none of these baggage are reused or recycled, and so they find yourself in landfills or polluting the setting,” stated State Sen. Catherine Blakespear in an announcement.

One state examine identified by Blakespear revealed that the quantity of plastic purchasing baggage trashed per particular person went from 8 kilos per yr in 2004 to 11 kilos per yr in 2021.

Environmental non-profit Oceana was thrilled to listen to about Newsom signing this invoice and safeguarding California’s shoreline and marine life.

“The brand new ban on single-use plastic baggage at grocery retailer checkouts solidifies California as a frontrunner in tackling the worldwide plastic air pollution disaster,” stated Oceana’s plastics marketing campaign director Christy Leavitt.

Together with California, 12 different states have put plastic bag bans into impact.

On Sunday, the California Public Curiosity Analysis Group, a nonprofit devoted to client protections,  stated this new invoice lastly meets the intent of the unique plastic ban that was launched in 2014.

“Plastic baggage create air pollution in our surroundings and break into microplastics that contaminate our consuming water and threaten our well being. Californians voted to ban plastic grocery baggage in our state virtually a decade in the past, however the legislation clearly wanted a redo,” stated the group’s director Jenn Engstrom.

Ed. Observe: This story written by Kamryn Martell.

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